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4:24his own country. See note on Matthew 13:54-58. This principle seems almost always to hold true, even for Jesus! “He marveled because of their unbelief,” and “did not many mighty works there” at Nazareth (Mark 6:6; Matthew 13:58). It is noteworthy that this principle is recorded in all four gospels (Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24; John 4:44).